The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-04-28
xsstesssss -
:.I Nneals.
North Carolina State Board of Agri-
.e -" culture.


Col. W. F. Green, 4th Congressional
District. - TO ~
J.. H. Murrow, 9th Congressional Dis
trict. .,,@t7
S. B. Alexander, 9th Congressional Dis
trict; (elecD.; a:..s .y9
A. Leazer, 7th Congressional DISTRICT.
ABurwell Blantopr sth Congressiona Dis
Dr.: CD. Smith, 9th Congressional Dis
trict.
u. OFFICERS. i '" ="
John Robinson, Commissioners
T. K. 1Bruner, Acting Secretary
C. W.EDabney, Jr., Chemist and Direc-
tor of ExperimentaStat4en.-~
John I. Patrick, General Agent Immi-
grafton. .CA. 4ah
TRUSTEES OF THE AGRICULTURAL AND MA
CHANICAL COLLEGE.
The members of the Board of Agricul-
ture, to whom are added:
W. S. Primrose, Wake.
G. u. French, Pender.
III. E. Fries, Forsyth.
Gen. R. Barringer, Mecklenburg.
Elias Carr, Edgecombe.
STATE GRANGE PATRONS OF
W. R. Williams, Falkland, Pitt county,
Master. ~
DR.. J. W. Seasons, Bethel, Lecturer.
w. II. Powell, Battleboro, Treasurer.
II. I. j. Ludwig, Mt. Pleasant, Secre-
tary. -
COMMITTEE.
Rev. VIM. Grant, Jackson, n. G..
Capt. w, II. Powell, Battleboro,
Mt Ridley, Boykins, Va.
President-Elias Carr, Old Sparta,
Edgecombe county.
Vice Presidents-W. R. Williams, LIST
Congressional District; w. A. Darden,
I'd Congressional District; G. q. French,
Sd Congressional District; w. F. Green,
4th Congressional District; H. E. Fries,
9Th Congressional District; J. S. Reid, 9th
Congressional District; w. H. Hobson,
9TH Congressional District; Burwell Blan-
ton, 9Th Congressional District; w. H.
Mcclure, 9th Congressional District.
B. F.. Hester, Oxford, Secretary S.
Ohio Wilson, Vineyard and w. E. Ben
bow, Oak Ridge, Assistant Secretaries.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
D. Reid Parker, Trinity College, A. NJ.
McIver, Oaks, D.. Men. Mckay, Averas-
boro; L. L. Polk, Raleigh, and c. Nc
Donald, Concord. So,
N. C. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
W. G.. Upchurch, Raleigh, President;
John Nichols, Raleigh, Secretary.
Gen. Lawton, of Georgia, has been
appointed to Austria. r..
On the 10th inst. Minister Jarvis and
lady sailed from Newport News for Rio
Janeiro.
1t is generally believed that notmore
than half a crop of tobacco will be planted
in our State.
We were pleased to have a call last
week from Col. Elias Carr, Gen. R. Bar
ringer and DR.. G.. w. Sanderlin.
We regret to learn of the critical ILL
ness of Mrs. J.. III: Enniss, wife Of the
venerable editor of the N. C. Farmer.
The wife of Gen. B. F. Butler was
an actress. She played in the theatres Of
Charleston, Columbia, Savannah, wi
minngton and Fayetteville in ,ls40/
= Seventeen persons, white nd black,
were arrested in Greenvffe, f. c., on the
18th inst, charged with behaEg implicated
in a big steal from the R, & D. R. R.
The New York and Chicago limited
express have completed their arrange
ments to- shave. sttheir customers.t Il They
have added a barber shoR to the other
luXuries on their line. ,4El't
The Rocky Mount Iazker has passed
into the hands. of Mr.. John. Lewis, a
graduate Of Chapel Hill. He is said to
possess, fine literary attachments. The
name of the paper will be changed to The
Phemir. -.
Salisbury has an institution which
should exist in every live town and city
in our State. "The Salisbury Improve
ment Association has the Fright ring"
in it. We hope it will invigorate, enlarge
and build up that good old town.
, The Wake County Cattle Show prom
Uses to be a splendid success. The esxecu-
! tive committee are busy making every
preparation that will contribute to that
lend. They are arranging neat and COM
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